Ten years later "Michigan said Tuesday that it has completed the replacement of lead water pipes in Flint, putting an end to one of the nation’s most devastating water crises after more than a decade."
In 2016, "With the help of a group of doctors (led by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha of Hurley Medical Center) and a research team from Virginia Tech, it was finally accepted that Flint, Michigan, drinking water was unsafe, with high levels of lead."
"During his first year in office, President Joe Biden made replacing lead pipes one of his top environmental priorities, securing $15 billion through a bipartisan infrastructure law to address the problem and vowing that the country could never allow another Flint to happen again."
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In October, the EPA finalized a rule requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes within a decade and reduce the amount of lead allowed in the nation’s drinking water. The administration allocated an additional $3 billion to the efforts.
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In December, the American Water Works Association... filed a lawsuit against the EPA challenging the water utilities’ responsibility for removing pipes on private property, the cost to remove the pipes and the timeline.
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the Trump administration on Tuesday morning asked for a third extension to decide whether it will defend the Biden administration’s lead and copper regulation.
Last year, notices were sent out to residents of Alcoa with likely lead pipes. Not sure of the outcome.
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